Former Syracuse Crunch coach Gary Agnew gets chance with St. Louis

Gary Agnew, here shown as head coach of the Syracuse Crunch, is getting another shot in the NHL. St. Louis has named him as a new assistant coach.

The St. Louis Blues have named Gary Agnew to the staff as an assistant coach.

Agnew is a former head coach of the Syracuse Crunch.

Agnew joins the Blues from the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals, where he was named head coach on Nov. 7, 2011.

Prior to Oshawa, Agnew spent four seasons (2006-2010) with the Columbus Blue Jackets as an assistant coach to Ken Hitchcock, including a brief stint as interim head coach prior to Hitchcock’s hiring in 2006.

Agnew was the bench boss in Syracuse from 2000-2006 and became the winningest coach in club history, leading the team to a 200-177-83 (.545) mark in 480 games.